玛芝

瑪芝

Mǎzhī

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Meanings

1 Marge / Magee (phonetic transliteration of a Western name)

Characters

agate (used in transliteration); 'ma-' sound

sesame, lingzhi (literal); '-ge/-zhi' sound

Examples

玛芝是辛普森一家中的妈妈。

Mǎzhī shì Xīnpǔsēn yījiā zhōng de māma.

Marge is the mother in The Simpsons.

我同学叫玛芝。

Wǒ tóngxué jiào Mǎzhī.

My classmate is named Marge.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration: 玛 (mǎ) for 'Mar-' and 芝 (zhī) for the 'ge/dge' coda. 玛 is the standard character for 'Ma-' onsets in Western female names (compare 玛丽 Mary, 玛丽亚 Maria). The most prominent bearer in Chinese subtitle media is Marge Simpson (玛芝·辛普森) from 《辛普森一家》 (The Simpsons).

Stroke Order

玛 mǎ

芝 zhī